California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 784
Special education: specialized deaf and hard-of-hearing services.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Hoover (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law requires local educational agencies to identify, locate, and assess individuals with exceptional needs and to provide those individuals with a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment, with special education and related services, as reflected in an individualized education program. Existing law defines "special education" as specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parent, to meet the unique needs of individuals with exceptional needs. Existing law includes in that definition speech-language pathology services and certain other services if the service is considered special education rather than a designated instruction and service or related service under state standards.
This bill would prohibit those provisions from being construed to prohibit an individualized education program from including specialized deaf and hard-of-hearing related services as the only services.
Text versions
- 07/14/25 - Chaptered· Jul 14, 2025
- 07/08/25 - Enrolled· Jul 8, 2025
- 04/21/25 - Amended Assembly· Apr 21, 2025
- 03/28/25 - Amended Assembly· Mar 28, 2025
- 02/18/25 - Introduced· Feb 18, 2025
- AB784
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2025 Senate | Consent Calendar 2nd | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 18, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 23, 2025 House | AB 784 Hoover Consent Calendar Second Day | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 14, 2025 House | Do pass. To Consent Calendar. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 30, 2025 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Jul 14, 2025 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 44, Statutes of 2025. - Jul 14, 2025 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Jul 11, 2025 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m. - Jul 3, 2025 · House
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. - Jul 3, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1932.). - Jul 1, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. - Jun 30, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. - Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jun 4, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on ED. - May 23, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 23, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1662.) - May 15, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. - May 14, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14). - May 1, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on ED. - Apr 21, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended. - Apr 2, 2025 · House
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. - Apr 1, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on ED. - Mar 28, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended. - Mar 21, 2025 · House
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. - Mar 3, 2025 · House
Referred to Com. on ED. - Feb 19, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21. - Feb 18, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.